SEMINAR ON PUBLIC INFORMATION IN EP&R: http://www.nuclear-transparency-watch.eu/activities/nuclear-emergency-preparedness-and-response/seminar-on-public-information-in-epr.html

1. THE NEEDS OF CITIZENS
FOR A GOOD INFORMATION
Albena Simeonova
Foundation for environment and agriculture
BULGARIA
2016

2. The Ministry of Environment and Water
of Bulgaria is the responsible institution
in Bulgaria for the access of information,
regarding the Aarhus Convention.

3.  The right of information is guaranteed by the Bulgarian Constitution, Law on Access
to Public Information, the Law for protection of classified information and a
number of other specific laws.
 Law on Access to Public Information prom. SG, issue 55 from 7.07.2000 , changed.,
issue 1 from 4.01.2002, in effect from 1.01.2002 , issue. 45 from 30.04.2002 , issue 103
from 23.12.2005, changed and cmpl., issue 24 from 21.03.2006 , changed, issue 30
from 11.04.2006 , changed SG. Issue 59 from 21.07.2006 , changed SG. Issue 49 from
19.06.2007, changed SG. Issue 57 from 13.07. 2007, changed. SG. issue. 104 from
05.12.2008 , changed SG. issue 77 from 1 October 2010, changed. SG. issue.39 from
20 Мay 2011 г.
 The Convention for access of information, participation of the community in the
decision making process (Aarhus Convention), ratified in Bulgaria with a law, accepted
in the National Assembly on 2 October 2016 and valid from 16.03.2004.
Legistation

4. FEA is a non-profit organization activly working
to make the access to information an easier
activity for the community.
The Foundation organized and held two roud
tables, related to the problems with Aarhus
Convention in Bulgaria. All the stakeholders
were attending the events.

5. Foundation for Environment and Agriculture
is working in cooperation with
„Program for access of information“ in Bulgaria
in all activities, related to faciliation
of the community's awareness.

6.  The procedures in Bulgaria, related to
access of information, are really expensive
and time consuming
 The organizations and the citizens that
want to receive information, should be
very pantient and have the needed
resources.
 The situation in Romania is identical.

7. Conclusion:
The level of access to information in Bulgaria
is still far behing the level in the other Member
States of the European Union.

8. Thank you for your time
Albena Simeonova
Foundation for Environment and Agriculture
www.feabg.org
e-mail: agroecobg@gmail.com